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Vitznau railway station

Vitznau railway station

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Vitznau railway station (German: Bahnhof Vitznau) is a railway station and ferry terminal in the municipality of Vitznau, in the Swiss canton of Lucerne. It is the terminus of the standard gauge Vitznau–Rigi line of Rigi Railways.[4] The Lake Lucerne Navigation Company (SGV) operates regular ferry service to Lucerne and Flüelen, on Lake Lucerne.

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Layout

The railway portion of the station has a single island platform with two tracks. A turntable allows trains to reach the Rigi Railways depot, adjacent to the station but at almost a ninety-degree angle from it, parallel to Lake Lucerne. The Lake Lucerne Navigation Company station building and piers are adjacent as well, on the shores of the lake. Auto AG Schwyz buses load and unload on Seestrasse, to the rear of the station facilities.

Services

As of the December 2020 timetable change, the following services stop at Vitznau:[5][6]

  • turntable and landing stage (2007)
  • station in 2009
  • station ca. 1931

References

  1. [1]
    "Liniennetz Schwyz–Weggis" (PDF) (in German). Auto AG Schwyz. 13 December 2020. p. 3. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Tarifzonen" (PDF). Tarifverbund Luzern/Obwalden/Nidwalden [de]. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  3. [3]
    "Tarifzonen" (in German). Tarifverbund Schwyz [de]. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  4. [4]
    Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 22. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  5. [5]
    "Vitznau - Rigi" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  6. [6]
    "Sommer 22. 5. – 5. 9. 2021 (provisorisch)" (PDF). Lake Lucerne Navigation Company. 2021. p. 1. Retrieved 8 May 2021.


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